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The Amazonian forest, besides having vast vegetation, owns the second bigger river of the world, allowing that in the Amazon excursions their visitors discover aquatic varieties of species, as much animals as plants.

Besides the Amazon River, in the Amazon jungle tour you discovered rivers like: Caquetá, which ends at the Amazon; the Putumayo that marks the limit with Peru; and finally the Apaporis River that defines the northern limit with the Vaupés. 

As a peculiar data, from Amazon ecotourism, the Amazon River is the responsible of the fifth part of fresh water that arrives at the Earth oceans.

The hydric wealth of the region allows that activities as the handcrafted fishing, canopying, floating cabins among others workings can be realized in the Amazon travel.

Funguses

The tropical climate of the Amazon also favors the appearance of other organisms different from the animal and plants.

On your Amazon excursion, you will be able to recognize the 5 kingdoms of the nature, among them there is the fungi, composed by eukaryotes organisms; their cell walls are formed by quitina, compound that the difference this organisms from animals, bacteria and plants.

The Amazon ecotourism will allow you to observe this species that is divided in three types: moulds, mushrooms, leavenings and lichens; each of them can be discovered in the forest.

In the Amazon tourism you find fungi in the trees, the earth, even in the water, in their majority, like any species that lives in the forest, are showy, nevertheless, although they seem inoffensive some of them get to be toxic.

For example, the moulds and the mushrooms are in the earth or the trees; second they are generally eatable, the leavenings are fungi that ferment the maize that becomes beer, finally the lichens are associations of seaweed and fungi, that easily grow in the rivers of the Amazon.

Exotic meals and drinks

Thanks to the diversity of vegetation and animals that inhabit the Amazonian forest, the travelers who make the Amazon excursions will enjoy exotic plates and will be able to delight the palate and to nourish the body.

Also, you can find drinks that will refresh you in the Amazon rainforest tours, during the practice of ecotourism activities such as the Amazon fishing tour, visits to the native communities or the rainforest birdwatching.

Among the liquids we have the “aguagina” that is prepared with “caranguchos” that are fruits of the palm, and water, it can be consumed as refreshment and if it is cooked, is taken like masato, when you let the preparation ferment for more than 3 days, will become “chicha". You can have anyone of these three drinks on your Amazon vacation.

When you talk about exotic meals in the  amazon jungle tour makes reference to strong plates that are prepared with animals of the region like the piraña soup, marinated raw Pirarucú or the turtle mince.

Don’t wait to hear about the exquisiteness of the Amazon, prepare your  Amazon travel and try the food yourself, your palate will thank for it.

Nutritive mud

Besides being attractive by the fauna, flora and other natural resources, The Amazon forest is also recognized by the local and native activities that offers you a unique Amazon excursion.

The Amazon vacation is perfect to be relaxed, and there is a particular practice for the visitors, you can take a mud bath and cover your skin with nutritious mud from the Amazon rainforest.

The mud is a natural compound It possesses minerals that have therapeutic and cosmetic properties for the human body, the travelers will meet the local forest, people and native work in the Amazon tourism.

In the Amazon ecotourism you will discover the area from where this material comes, like the places near lakes or rivers.

Among the therapeutic benefits from the mud we found: healing, improvement of the circulation, toxin elimination and revitalize the nervous system.

As for the advantages in the cosmetic aspect, the skin become smooth because the mud eradicates  impurities.

The ideal place for vacations

If you are looking for new years eve vacation packages, the Reserve Amazon Heliconia offers a different alternative, an unforgettable Amazon excursion.
The contact with the nature and to be away from the city, work and worries, makes this plan the best one to recharge energies, relax, walk and to celebrate the new year, you will be able to enjoy the exotic view, you can practice for example, the rainforest bird watching to identify some unique species of this place.
You will be able to stay in kurupiras (floating cabins) equipped with beds, hammocks and private bath, The Kurupiras can be used for sleep or to travel by the river, this option is magnificent for the Amazon vacation.
If you prefer extreme activities  the Amazon tourism offers canopying, indigenous tattoos, pink dolphins watching or excursion rainforest with native guides.

Squirrel Monkeys

Among the infinity of species that inhabit the Amazon, there are exclusive animals of this region, and the travelers will be able to identify them during the Amazon excursion, one of these animals, is the Squirrel Monkey.

The Squirrel Monkey lives in the tropical forests of South America, most of the time on top of the trees or in the shrubs near the rivers, they are very friendly and sociable, for that reason when you see them in the Amazon travel, they are in herds of 20 or even more individuals.

Among their physical characteristics one stands out, the Squirrel Monkeys are very small, weighing less than 3 pounds, they feed from fruits, nectar of the flowers and insects. You can recognize a Squirrel Monkey during your amazon excursion by their physical aspect and also by the sounds that emits when they are climbing trees.

The native name is Saimiri sciureus, it comes from the tupí expression “Saimirin”, “sai” that means monkey and “mirin” that translates small. The Squirrel Monkey is different from other species of monkeys because they have their face white, that contrasts with the rest of the hair that is darker (mouth and eyes).

Kurupira

The Kurupiras, not only will serve you to sleep, they are also meals zones or restaurants, and sometimes are used as a transport to travel by the river and practice rainforest birdwatching.

When the Kurupira is used like a house, it has all the comforts, from beds, hammocks to private bathrooms, this lodge is constructed with native materials such as wood, during the fabrication environmental measures are taking in count, the lodges have special systems for the waste water handling and to provide the sanitary system helping to the Amazon tourism.

If you want to be part of this experience, Amazon Heliconia offers 4 plans for this season:

From December 4 to 10, you pay approximately US$ 375 each person. First night you stay in the Kurupira, and the other nights in the reserve.

From December 26 to 30 or December 30 to January 2, you pay approximately US$ 275 each person. First night you stay in the Kurupira, the following nights in the Heliconia Reserve.

From January 6 to 8, you pay US$ 175 each person. First night you sleep in the Kurupira, following nights in the Heliconia Reserve.